The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-05-19

lug 'em clear through the house. !"
Having done as he was desired, he
sprang nimbly to the ground, helped
Mrs. Patty ont, then handed her the
bundles. and lastly gave Rose firm
good-sized hand and very awkwardly
knocked off that terrible bonnet, Rose
united the strings to get little air
during the drive home. The blue eyes
looked defiance at the brown ones,
while the brown ones had look that
pleaded. 'l'll never do it again. please,
ma'am.
Rose followed Miss Patty into the
honse. while Tom attended to old
Doane. Everything was Us neat as a
pin in the little kitchen. The low
stuffed rockers were inviting and Rose
sat down. Having found her tongue
she Went into raptures over everything
she saw.
What a dear little place you have,
so old-fashioned and so homelike. Let
me pare those for you, I'll do it ever
so thin" Having finished her task
she went from one room to another,
and her bright ways and light step soon
won Miss Patty's esteem and Rose had
firm friend forever after.
Tom was astonishod at the clear
pretty face as he tipped the bonnet off
her head, and he mentally resolved
to be on his good behavior, for as he
told old Doanc, out in the barn. ''blue
eyes. brown hair, short and plump. and
a will of her own, which shows itself in
their blue depths; full of fun, though,
in fact. Doane. if you'll help me to
manage it; and don tell aunty until it's
all fixed, We'll marry her. That is.
of course, providing she isn't spoken
for before this and will have us you
know"
Doane neighed as though she UNDER
stood everything. but Tom gave her 4
whole peck of oats in his absent mind
edness.
Two-three weeks glided by. Tom
was a model of good behavior. Miss
Patty was delighted at the success of
her preserving. Rose learned the art
of butter making; and she made Tom
pick cherries and in a hundred ways
made himself generally useful; and
though he protested he was siufully
abused he could not keep out of the
kitchen.
When the three weeks were up Rose
decided to tell Miss Patty that she was
only seminary girl, and that she must
60 home to spend the holidays.
'Tll tell you what, Rose, if you and
Tom here will hitch horses you might
stay right along"
''Hurrah for Aunt Pattyr' shouted
Tom, "what do you say, Rose, will you
be my wife?''
"Oh, Tom Slocum, have not known
you but three weeks; besides. what
would my folks say? and don't you
know, Tom the old saying, that a
change of name and not of letter, is a
change for worse and not for bettera
am only schoolgirl. Tom. and would
make you mad-cap wife"
"rll soon tame you," laughed Tom.
''We will write to father and mother
you see claim them already-and
do not want my wife to be too learned.
Say yes, Rose, and will attend to all
the difficulties and the old saying won
be true in our case.
Aunt Patty, who meanwhile sat ston-
ing cherries, now spoke again: tom
is a good boy, Rose, and you might do
a great sight worse, sides ! want to
see him settled in life before | die"
"Well, you are both so determined,
you may have me, Tom, for better or
tor worse, mind. l warn you. it might
be for the worse"
'We'll take all the risks" cried hap
py Tom Slocum.
So in just month from that day,
Rose Stoneleigh became the bride OF
Tom Slooum. and happier couple new:
err existed, and her five bridesmaids
were the girls who sat on the verando
of the hotel. Though some of them are
grandmothers now, they never forget
| their wild little leader, Rose Stoneleigh